News The MLC nears $2.5bn in royalty distributions to songwriters and publishers since 2021 The MLC's royalty payout count has increased by $1bn in just one year
News The MLC urges court to deny Spotify’s motion to dismiss ‘bundling’ lawsuit The MLC has filed a formal response to Spotify's motion to dismiss
News The MLC promotes five execs in leadership roles to bolster outreach, education, and member services The Mechanical Licensing Collective has distributed $2 billion to rightsholders since it launched in 2021
News Spotify asks court to dismiss MLC lawsuit over cutting pay rate to songwriters via premium bundles In a new court filing, Spotify calls much of The MLC's case against it "irrelevant" to the legal dispute at hand
News The MLC partners with Beatdapp for streaming fraud detection services Beatdapp announced a $17m funding round in January
News The MLC fires back at Spotify’s proposed motion to dismiss bundling lawsuit The MLC says Spotify's motion to dismiss 'entirely ignores the proper legal standard for a motion to dismiss'
Analysis News Could Spotify lose the crucial ‘bundling’ lawsuit filed by the MLC? It all comes down to these legal arguments… Spotify could easily lose the lawsuit failed against it... but still win in the long run
Analysis News The MLC has distributed over $2bn to songwriters and publishers since 2021 Nashville-headquartered organization just reached a significant milestone
News The MLC sues Pandora for allegedly underpaying royalties and late fees "Our team repeatedly sought to resolve this issue directly with Pandora, but Pandora has refused to correct their reporting or royalty payments"
News US Copyright Office launches review of The MLC and DLC’s designations The periodic review is mandated under the US's Music Modernization Act of 2018
News The MLC issues notices of intent to audit Spotify and other DSPs to verify the accuracy of their royalty payments The MLC has sent audit notices to nearly 50 DSPs, including Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple Music and others
News Spotify, Apple and others pay $424.38m in historical Unmatched Royalties to Mechanical Licensing Collective 'This is a massive win for music creators and the streaming services themselves,' says NMPA President & CEO David Israelite